Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 4:54 – This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.
Events named “signs”
Changing water to wine (Jn 2:1–12)
Raising the temple in three days (Jn 2:18–19)
Healing the official’s son (Jn 4:46–54)
Feeding the multitude (Jn 6:1–14)
Healing of the sick (Jn 6:2)
Healing the man born blind (implied in Jn 9:16)
Raising of Lazarus from the dead (Jn 12:17–18)
Appearing to the disciples (implied in Jn 20:30)
Attributed to what Jesus did
Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 4:54 – This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.
Jn 6:2 – And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
Jn 6:14 – When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
Jn 6:30 – So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
Jn 7:31 – Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
Jn 9:16 – Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.
Jn 11:47 – So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
Jn 12:18 – The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Jn 12:37 – Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Jn 20:30 – Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;
Seeing signs
Jn 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
Jn 6:2 – And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
Jn 6:14 – When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
Jn 6:26 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
Signs and faith
Faith as a result of signs
Jn 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 20:30 – Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;
Jn 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Signs and glory and faith
Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 11:4 – But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Jn 11:40 – Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
Failure to believe in Jesus despite seeing signs
Jn 6:26 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
Jn 12:37 – Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Faith should not depend on signs
Jn 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
Actions as result of seeing Jesus’ signs
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 6:2 – And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
Jn 6:14 – When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
Jn 12:18 – The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Purpose of recording Jesus’ signs
Jn 20:30 – Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;
Jn 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Asking for a sign
Jn 2:18 – So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?”
Jn 6:30 – So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
Parallel with “works”
(Jn 7:3 with Jn 7:31; Jn 9:3-4 with Jn 9:16; Jn 10:25, 32, 37-38 With Jn 10:41; Jn 12:37 with Jn 15:24)
Jn 6:30 – So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
Reflections on signs
Jn 3:2 – This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
Jn 7:31 – Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
Jn 9:16 – Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.
Jn 11:47 – So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
Sign and John the Baptist
Jn 10:41 – And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”
